🍂Plant asparagus now & harvest next spring - no waiting!

Published: Sun, 08/31/25

Updated: Sun, 09/07/25

Hiya Rural Sprout readers,

My Sunday newsletter is going to be short but sweet today because of the holiday weekend. The boys and I decided last minute to go camping. Of course, that meant every state park in a fifty mile radius was completely booked.

So, we're camping in the backyard. No electronics. We're pretending we have no cell-service. Just like an actual state park.

I've got a fantastic article for you today, though!

I have wanted an asparagus patch for ages, but between living in a second-story apartment for a while and then not wanting to wait the three years for my first harvest, I never got around to it.

Until now. And the best news is that I have discovered a secret asparagus-planting-cheat-code that allows you to plant crowns this fall and enjoy your first harvest next spring. Yup!

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Tracey Besemer

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Rural Sprout

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